Short productive day

Been organised over the past few days, and oh boy does it feel good ticking off boxes from the daily lists of Things-to-do I write up every night before I slp.

Today's no exception. I am sooooo happy that I have finally settled my accomodation problem, or rather found a solution to it. I wasn't the very accomodating and patient girl today. I must admit I made life a bit difficult for the staff, but hey, I definitely wasn't being unreasonable for doing so since it's the company's fault from the beginning. I was just fighting for my right. I'll be moving into a temporary accom (under the same company) for a few weeks before moving to my rightful one. The temp accom's more expensive than the one I booked, and the company wants me to pay the rental price of the temp's accom, which I refused and insisted that I shall pay only the price of tt of the rightful one. And since they're not able to give me a spare room for my storage over the period of my temp stay, I voiced out my dissatisfaction, and finally they decided to reimburse me the extra costs I have to incur for storage. :) Good, now one problem settled.

And great! I finally have found someone to help me store my "survival kit" luggages over the summer, and ready for me to use upon my arrival in Cardiff just in case storage screws up. But the thought abt dragging the "survival kit" luggages to Daniel's place is such a turn off...sigh..

I went shopping today. Hhehee. I think I'm getting obsessed with accessories. I was so excited over earrings, bracelets, bag chains, etc today. I bought 3 earrings today and also, a short flowing skirt! If only I print cash, I bet I'll buy everything that I adore.

I indulged in Thai food for dinner. Was actually gonna go to one of my fav Italian restaurant, until I came to this place which I've never been to before. It's like a "food paradise" whereby you have quite a number of restaurants. I was tempted to go into an Indonesian restaurant, until the Thai one caught my attention because of the interior decor. Heard Fatimah said the food's not bad, so I thought I'll give it a try.

Was terribly full even before dessert. Had the famous Tom Yam soup, Pad Thai and for dessert, I had mango with glutinous rice and coconut milk. Slurp! Had a short chat with the waitress too, and she told me that she thought I was Thai when I walked in...lol. I don't think I look Thai.

Came home, watch a bit of Sg drama, chatted with Leena over the phone (gosh..she reminds me of Lemon...very auntie-like) and started reading the new book I bought. Very very interesting.

It's abt the life of Empress Dowager Cixi. Interesting to know how she was like before she entered the Forbidden City as a concubine, and then how she managed to survive in the palace. I've always been eager to find out the hidden stories of these people. I wanted to know what lies behind those costumes and faces. Amazingly, I seem extremely interested in those of Asia, especially China. Perhaps, it made me feel closer to where I come from..or u can say..my roots. And I think it's a wonderful thing to understand a little about Chinese history since I'm Chinese myself!

I've got so much thoughts while reading the book. It's written with such great descriptive detail, and you can "see" the happenings through reading. I felt her pain, her sorrow, her disappointment, her excitement..her everything even though I was not there to witness it. I could "see" and sense the endless traps and dangers behind the palace walls. I could imagine the fear & insecurity of the ppl in the palace of not even being able to guarantee if he/she can live to see the next minute. I can feel the "war" in the Forbidden City...one which requires no swarms of army and bombs. It's all about intelligence, being cunning, ability to combine beauty with wits, luck, and human relations. No doubt the "war" exists even in modern society today, the book just makes u see it more clearly, and impress you with the intelligence of Man in those days. It makes you realise that no matter how many people u have around you, no matter how close they are to you, how sincere they seem to u, ultimately, you are the only soldier fighting your own war. Every individual is on their own in a way. Most of the time, ppl help each other because they can benefit from the result.

Haven't finished the book yet. Only got to the part abt Cixi finally getting to be His Majesty's favourite. I'm sure it'll get more and more interesting. :)

Oh yes oh yes!!! I am gonna watch Ballet next week!!!!! I shall buy my tickets for matinee performance soon. So much cheaper manz. Only £12 for the best seats. The story's similar to Moulin Rouge. Sounds very romantic....lol..so I'm gonna catch it. Performed by the Northern Ballet. Never got to watch any of their productions before..so this shall be my first. Hope it's good.

Haha..can see my schedule book being filled with stuffs. How exciting.